The plot involves the two young sons of Pharaoh Seti, Moses and Rameses. They have grown up to be very competitive. There are similarities here to the two sons in Gattaca and in French Kiss. This Moses is the Hebrew leader for the '90s, says co-producer Penney Finkelman Cox: "We wanted a more dynamic hero rather than a focus on the sidekicks or a villain." The Bible has little to say about the life of Moses in Pharaoh's court. The film's writer has fleshed this out in a very interesting way. One can sense the oft-repeated brother theme of several Bible stories here.